A Picture Is Worth What...?

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Writers are disappearing faster than a package of toilet paper.  Live Journal might be following that same trend because, on a platform that had several thousand communities, Section VII is now #15.  That can't be right, because we don't have the numbers that used to constitute a ranking like that.

We're still here though.  In spite of being thrashed by Covid-19, politics and a general malaise that has infected people far and wide, we're still breathing.

Today is Wednesday, and for about as long as Section VII has been a community, we've had drabbles on Wednesday.  I am not discontinuing that, if for no other reason that I consider it a personal bit of wit to have come up with the phrase A Little Drabble Do Ya, taken from the old Brylcream ads. That was A little dab'll do ya, for those who don't remember or, gasp, aren't old enough to remember.

I want to add something to our Drabble day, however; something that is, perhaps, more inclusive.

On Wednesday (in particular), I invite everyone to post favorite photos from favorite episodes.  There is a brilliant website called Lisa's Framecap Library that has photos that follow the story lines of each episode.  It features several series including The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and are intended for sharing.  Lisa also hosts the long running Man from U.N.C.L.E. Fan Fiction Archive. 

I hope you'll take at a look at both, there are discoveries to be had.  Then grab a photo or two and tell us what you love about the episode you're sharing.  Fan Fiction is more than the writers, it's all about what we love and continue to treasure about the series and the characters.

Don't let circumstances rob you of this bit of enjoyment. Think of the current situation as a THRUSH plot, and remember who it is battling that nemesis.

Leave the negativity behind, and let's Support your Local UNCLE Agent.

The Spy With My Face Lisa's Framecap Library

When you post please use the tag favorite episode.

Comments

[hypatia-66.livejournal.com]

There is something about disasters that makes some fiction nearly impossible to read, never mind write - at least until we can shape the experience into something our frightened minds can accept.
I became aware of this phenomenon in a small(ish) way when a tragedy in my family stopped me for ages from doing anything as frivolous as even following a serial on radio or TV. Wasn't it the same in the US after the much bigger disaster of 9/11?

Writers and writing will come back, even if normality doesn't.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

I think the key to not becoming a victim of circumstances is to not give into it. Acknowledgement is not the same as acquiescence. We have a choice to keep trying, to be willing to climb over the rubble and start rebuilding on the site of the turmoil and sadness.
Everything in life is subject to change, and in our own lives we either submit to what seems out of our control or we determine to not let it define us.
I’m hoping that we, as a community, can find a way to let the fiction inspire us. If hardship and tragedy are reason enough to stop the creative process, we would never create.